Bacterial Etiology of Urinary Tract Infection and Antibiogram Profile in Children Attending Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 6
Multidrug resistance pattern of bacterial uropathogens recovered from the urine culture of children attending Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.
Bacterial types
Total isolates no (%)
R0 no (%)
R1 no (%)
R2 no (%)
R3 no (%)
R4 no (%)
≥R5 no (%)
Gram-positive
28 (40)
—
2 (7.1)
6 (21.4)
10 (35.7)
6 (21.4)
4 (14.3)
S. aureus
13 (46.4)
—
1 (7.7)
4 (30.8)
3 (23.1)
5 (38.5)
1 (7.7)
CoNS
9 (32.1)
—
—
2 (22.2)
4 (44.4)
—
1 (11.1)
Enterococcus spp.
6 (21.4)
—
1 (16.7)
—
3 (50)
1 (16.7)
2 (33.3)
Gram-negative
42 (60)
1 (2.4)
3 (7.1)
19 (45.2)
13 (31)
4 (9.5)
2 (4.8)
E. coli
19 (45.2)
—
2 (10.5)
7 (36.8)
2 (10.5)
1(5.3)
1(5.3)
K. pneumoniae
9 (21.4)
—
1 (11.1)
5 (55.6)
4 (44.4)
1 (11.1)
—
Citrobacter spp.
4 (9.5)
1 (25)
1 (25)
2 (50)
3 (75)
—
—
Acinetobacter spp.
3 (7.1)
—
—
2 (28.6)
3(100)
2 (66.7)
—
P. aeruginosa
7 (16.7)
—
—
3 (42.9)
1 (14.3)
—
1 (14.3)
Total
70 (100)
1 (1.4)
5 (7.1)
25 (35.7)
23 (32.9)
10 (14.3)
6 (8.6)
R0, no antibiotic resistance; R1, resistance to one; R2, resistance to two; R3, resistance to three; R4, resistance to four; ≥R5, resistance to five and more than five antimicrobials belonging to a different class.
